Morning journal and courier., 1887-03-03
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 BIRMINGHAM, March 2.-Raleigh Patrick has leased the store formerly occupied by Brown, the natter, and takes possession on Wednesday.
 MT. and Mrs. D. L. Sliney returned Mon day night from visit to friends in Provi- dence, R. I.
 The meeting of the Birmingham division, s. of T., will meet at 7 o'clock prompt, as the members will visit Ansonia division. It being their anniversary evening, they intend to have quite a nice time.
 MT. Walter Sperry and wife returned from their southern trip to-day.
 Rev. w. w. Clark, of Norwalk, will de- liver 8 lecture in the Methodist church
 Friday evening of this week. The subject
 will be 'sModern Rome" The lecture is a
 companion one to the subject delivered by
 MT. Clark three weeks ago on "Ancient
 Rome."
 FL. Clinton, who was to have arrived
 here last week, has not reached here yet.
 When he intended to leave last Friday he was detained by his fathers illness He was to start Monday and word was received that the train he was on was snow-bound. His friends here hope that nothing else will prevent his safe arrival. North Haven. FOR THE BRADLEY LIBRARY FUND-coMING PR1zEs-JUDGEs BUT NO ERM1NE. NORTH HAVEN, March 2.-Tickets are sell l ing rapidly and there is every indication of the largest audience of the season at the en- tertainment to be given under the supervi- sion of the Bradley library next Monday eve ming, March 7. If the exercises are one-haf as lengthy and attractive as the immense prog ramme gotten up by S. B. Thorpe those who attend will have an evening of rare en- enjoyment and instruction. Prize essays, readings and 1ecitations are to be given by representatives from the public schools of the town.
 A large list of prizes has been secured by the directors of the Bradley Library associa- tion, which will be awarded to the successful contestants according to merit at the close of the exercises. These articles will be on exhi- bition in the library room Saturday evening, March 5.
 The following named gentlemen have kind ly consented to act as judges on this occa- sion: s. T. Dutton, superintendent pub lie schools. New Haven; Mark Pitman, prin- cipal Woolsey school, New Haven; J. R. French, principal Skinner school, New Ha- ven.
 MT. Thorpe, realizing that the mothers, grandmothers, f'their sisters, cousins and their aunts' would all want to go to see and hear their favorites. has had no regard to apopular prices," but has placed the admis- sion at the low rate of, adults 15c., children 10c. No reserved seats. The gathering is to be in Memorial hall and commence promptly at o'clock. MT. Thorpe will be in the hall on Monday afternoon from to 6 o'clock to familiarize the speakers with the | stage and test the range of their voices in the hall. MT. Will Stiles has charge of the | music, which will be of humorous charac- ter.
 A new copper mine has been discovered l on Mount Carmel. The copper is said to be of an excellent quality. The Grange seems to be the most popular and attractive institution in town at the present time. 4 class of sixteen took the first degree last Tuesday evening. It now numbers nearly one hundred members.